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About Petphorua Village

Petphorua is a small village in Kochas tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 476, made up of 258 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Petphorua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Petphorua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Kochas
Pincode 821108
Area (hectares) 87.8 hectares
Population 476
Male Population 258
Female Population 218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 845
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Petphorua compares

By the 2011 count Petphorua is the 102nd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents. Its 87.8 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Petphorua

Petphorua is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Petphorua as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Petphorua from other places

Petphorua lies about 65 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Pusauli, about 16 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Petphorua
Tehsil headquarters Kochas 10 km
Nearest railway station Pusauli 16 km
Nearest town Bhabhua 28 km
District headquarters Rohtas 65 km

Villages closest to Petphorua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kochas tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Petphorua

As per the Census of India 2011, Petphorua village had a population of 476. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents.

Petphorua village has 258 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Petphorua has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Petphorua is 821108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Petphorua covers 87.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Petphorua falls under Kochas tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Petphorua is Pusauli, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Petphorua.

Petphorua is about 65 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Petphorua is in Kochas tehsil of Rohtas district. Kochas is about 10 km away. Pusauli is about 16 km away. Bhabhua is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharadih (under 2 km), Parsathua (1.6 km) and Sokrauli (1.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Petphorua today is likely to be higher.

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